In post 600, Glork wrote:Honestly, who really gives a fuck? Does singer having a title that is vaguely related to Scummer of Love really ruin your site experience that much that you have to keep fighting it?
I feel like this is a "mountains out of molehills" situation. I mean, if you wanted to argue that it's not a great fit for her, that'd be another story. I don't think it's the best fit for singer personally, but I don't care enough to
prevent
someone from getting a title they'd like, that is supported by other community members. *shrug*
I mean, if that's the case, fine. Clearly some people give a fuck, otherwise we wouldn't have had an army of people crying about how The Reckoning peeps wanted to give Pie a meet-based title.
In post 601, singersigner wrote: In post 599, xRECKONERx wrote:I tried to get the policy changed in January and was shot down. I also don't think anyone is "punishing" you, unless you think not getting a title is "punishment".
You're actively fighting for something you personally disagree with just because it didn't go your way the first time? Not getting a title is hardly a punishment, if you want to go that route.
Though I might point out again, that it's technically forum-based, because it came entirely of something posted publicly in the forum, unprovoked, outside of any meet thread. This wasn't someone/s spamming the meet thread, or something randomly done at a meet that wasn't permanently documented for posterity, and then deciding it was funny enough later. Lucille would have never passed, and I can guarantee you that I never would've been nominated for "Brandi's title," or any variation thereof, if it weren't for Brandi's thread.
I'm still unsure of the details for what was denied in your case, but I agree with Esurio, that if something is significant enough to enough people, I don't see why it would be denied.
The title came out of a thread in response to things going on at the meet, so it was still meet based. Despite the fact that during The Reckoning, we had plenty of people posting about it on the site, plenty of people posting about it in the meet thread, and pretty regularly scheduled webstreams (with permanent video documentation) of plenty of the happenings going on at the meet, I was told that a title that comes from or is spawned by a meet isn't relevant enough to the community at large to be put into place. And I fought for it, but there were plenty of people there who either had a grudge with me or were butthurt about not going to meets or just genuinely felt like it shouldn't be allowed that it was shot down.
I honestly don't care if you get a title or not. If you are going to get one, I feel that we can do much better than the current suggestions, and would be happy to hear others and sit down and contribute. My main point of all this rabblerousing is to point out that six months ago, when it was my meet, meet titles were blanket banned. If we're going to change the policy now, although I'd find it mighty convenient, that's fine. I actually happen to think that meet-based titles should definitely be allowed. I think this is a community that extends far beyond a forum and mafia games. I live with people I've met through this community, I've loved and been intimate with people I've met through this community, I regularly play video games with, take trips with, and do several extracurricular things with people I've met through this community.
I'm just bringing up a policy issue that was already addressed. Despite the fact I was defeated last time, I've let it sit. If this is an actual policy that can be changed, I'm all fucking for it. This site is so much more than "lol u said that funny thing that one time in that mafia game" and I think we should recognize it.
